{"id":3511191,"url":"https://alion.io/job/wri-senior-ai-engineer","title":"Senior AI Engineer","company":{"id":1043464,"name":"WRI","domain":"wri.org","url":"https://alion.io/company/wri-2","size_band":"1001-5000","is_staffing_agency":false,"employer_type":"direct","is_intermediary":false,"listed_via":null,"ats_vendor":"Workday","truth_index":null},"role":"AI/ML","role_family":"AI/ML","seniority":"senior","employment_type":"part_time","work_mode":"hybrid","remote_scope":null,"remote_scope_basis":null,"remote_working_hours":null,"hiring_geo_confidence":"explicit","locations":["Jakarta, Indonesia"],"countries":["ID"],"hiring_countries":[],"hiring_countries_total":0,"salary":null,"salary_estimate":{"min_usd":18000,"max_usd":48000,"period":"year","method":"global_role_cell_scaled_by_country","sample_n":2365},"experience_years_min":5,"visa_sponsorship":true,"relocation_package":false,"has_equity":false,"technologies":[{"name":"NLP","optional":false},{"name":"Prompt Engineering","optional":false},{"name":"Python","optional":false},{"name":"RAG","optional":false},{"name":"Reranking","optional":false},{"name":"FAISS","optional":true},{"name":"Hugging Face","optional":true},{"name":"Human-in-the-Loop","optional":true},{"name":"PostgreSQL","optional":true},{"name":"PyTorch","optional":true}],"status":"live","first_seen_at":"2026-10-28T00:00:00Z","employer_posted_date":"2026-10-28","last_verified_at":"2026-11-04T05:43:14Z","board_verified":true,"closed_at":null,"days_open":7,"trust":{"level":"ok","repost_count":null,"flags":[],"days_open":7},"description":"Consultant as Senior AI Engineer - Data Lab Indonesia\nThis is a hybrid position which requires 8 days per month in the office. You will be based in our office in WRI Indonesia, Jakarta. Existing work authorization is required at the time of application submission as WRI is unable to sponsor any visa work sponsorship for this position.\nProgram Overview\nWRI Indonesia is an independent research organization that turns big ideas into action at the nexus of environment, economic opportunity, and human well-being. At WRI Indonesia, we aim to bring innovations in research and business approaches in order to create the enabling conditions for Indonesia to achieve robust economic growth while respecting environmental and social values. We seek to contribute to the accomplishment of ambitious sustainable development goals through working with leaders in public and private sectors, as well as collaborating with civil society organizations, in turning big ideas into action.\nTo achieve Indonesia’s climate goal while at the same time improving the livelihood of the communities and protecting biodiversity, we work together with partners to mainstream nature-based solutions (NbS) as an approach to address global climate challenge. We aim to achieve this through research, policy advocacy, and creation of a community of practice to develop new financing model for forest conservation, advocate regulatory framework that are conducive for NbS approach, and development of multi-stakeholder platform to amplify and accelerate NbS approach in Indonesia and Southeast Asia region.\nSCeNe Coalition\nThe SCeNe Coalition is aimed to develop Triple Benefit Tools and Website for Southeast Asia Climate and Nature-based Solution (SCeNe) Coalition. Triple Benefit Tool will help to identify high impact future NbS opportunities, ensuring a targeted pipeline of NbS supply that focus on geographies with the highest conservation, social development and carbon potential. This tool will also help to validate triple benefit quality, giving the projects additional scientific credibility; to ensure finance is flowing transparently; and to increase ecosystem participation.\nData Lab Indonesia\nThe Data Lab Unit aims to establish a leading hub for open-source data, code, and visualizations, fostering data democratization and collaboration among NGOs and development partners. By addressing critical challenges such as unsustainable data platform management strategies, technical inconsistencies, and high employee turnover, the unit will ensure the long-term sustainability and impact of WRI Indonesia's platforms. This initiative transforms grant-dependent outputs into powerful tools for driving positive change in climate resilience, social equity, and nature conservation across Indonesia and Southeast Asia. Aligning with WRI's strategy, the Data Lab Unit promotes systemic, data-driven solutions, transitioning WRI's approach from isolated project delivery to broader systems change while enhancing institutional capabilities and addressing financial sustainability gaps to create scalable, impactful initiatives.\nJob Highlight\nThe Senior AI Engineer will lead the technical development and evaluation of AI capabilities for the Dynamic Multilingual Translation and Document Generation initiative within the Nature-based Solutions (NbS) Tool. The role focuses on building reliable, source-grounded multilingual translation and AI-assisted document generation capabilities using existing Large Language Models (LLMs) and Retrieval-Augmented Generation (RAG) approaches.\nWorking under the direct supervision of the Product and Engineering Manager, the Senior AI Engineer will working closely with the Product Manager and Backend Engineers, the consultant will evaluate suitable AI models, design and optimise AI pipelines, establish measurable quality standards, and provide technical guidance for integration into the NbS Tool. The consultant will play a key role in assessing technical feasibility, supporting the project's go/no-go decision, and preparing validated AI components for production deployment, subject to project approval. In support of WRI's commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion, the post holder will actively contribute to collaborative and inclusive ways of working across the project and organization.\nWhat You Will Do\nAI Engineering, Innovation and System Integration (80%)\nLead the technical design and development of AI solutions for multilingual translation, RAG, and source-grounded content generation within the NbS Tool.\nEvaluate and compare existing AI models, including SeaLLM, SEA-LION, and other suitable alternatives, and recommend approaches based on quality, performance, operational cost, and technical feasibility.\nDevelop and optimise multilingual translation capabilities, prioritising the existing Indonesian translation solution and a RAG-based approach for one additional Southeast Asian language.\nImprove RAG retrieval quality, source grounding, citation traceability, and robustness to ensure AI-generated content is reliable and supported by relevant source materials.\nDesign and implement repeatable evaluation processes using appropriate automated metrics and human assessment to measure translation and content-generation quality against agreed success criteria.\nDevelop and provide AI components and technical guidance to support integration with the NbS Tool's feasibility-report generation workflow, in collaboration with Backend Engineers.\nSupport testing, technical optimisation, and production readiness of AI components, including performance, reliability, integration, and operational cost considerations, subject to the project's go/no-go decision.\nPrepare technical documentation covering AI architecture, model configurations, evaluation results, integration requirements, known limitations, and maintenance recommendations.\nProgram Management (20%)\nTranslate project requirements into feasible AI technical approaches, development priorities, and measurable outcomes in coordination with the Product Manager.\nProvide technical guidance and hands-on support to Backend Engineers to ensure effective implementation and integration of AI capabilities.\nParticipate in technical planning, progress reviews, and regular evaluation of technical performance, risks, dependencies, and resource requirements.\nPresent experimentation findings, technical limitations, quality assessments, and recommendations to support the project's go/no-go decision and subsequent implementation.\nSupport technical reviews, User Acceptance Testing, knowledge transfer, and recommendations for future improvements or expansion of AI capabilities.\nWhat You Will Need\nRequired Qualifications\nBachelor's degree in Computer Science, Artificial Intelligence, Data Science, Software Engineering, or a related field, or equivalent relevant professional experience.\nAt least 5 (five) years of relevant professional experience in AI/ML, NLP, or software engineering, including hands-on development of AI-enabled applications.\nStrong proficiency in Python and experience working with LLMs, Generative AI, and RAG-based applications.\nPractical experience designing, developing, evaluating, and optimising AI pipelines, including retrieval, embedding, reranking, prompt engineering, and source-grounding techniques.\nExperience assessing AI model performance and quality using appropriate automated evaluation methods, testing, and error analysis.\nExperience integrating AI services into backend systems or production-oriented web applications through APIs or similar interfaces.\nUnderstanding of multilingual NLP or machine translation, including challenges related to domain-specific terminology and translation accuracy.\nStrong analytical, problem-solving, technical leadership, and communication skills, with the ability to collaborate across multidisciplinary teams.\nAbility to communicate technical findings and recommendations clearly in English, both verbally and in writing.\nAbility and willingness to travel when required.\nLegally able to work in Indonesia.\nPreferred Qualifications\nExperience developing multilingual AI applications for Southeast Asian languages or other low-resource languages.\nFamiliarity with AI evaluation tools and metrics such as RAGAS, BLEU, chrF++, BERTScore, or equivalent approaches.\nExperience working with relevant AI frameworks, retrieval technologies, and infrastructure such as Hugging Face, PyTorch, FAISS, PostgreSQL, object storage, cloud services, or GPU-enabled environments.\nFamiliarity with responsible AI practices, source citation, human-in-the-loop validation, and AI-assisted document generation.\nPerformance Standard\nProvides technically sound and practical AI architecture and implementation recommendations aligned with the project's objectives, available resources, and agreed success criteria.\nDemonstrates measurable progress in RAG retrieval, source grounding, and multilingual translation quality through documented and repeatable evaluations.\nDelivers agreed AI technical components and evaluation results within the project scope, with recommendations supported by evidence and clearly documented limitations.\nEnsures AI-generated content is evaluated for reliability, source traceability, and suitability for its intended use, with appropriate safeguards against unsupported outputs.\nCollaborates effectively with the Product Manager and Backend Engineers, provides timely technical guidance, and communicates potential risks or delivery constraints.\nEnsures AI components are appropriately tested, documented, maintainable, and ready for integration or handover, consistent with the project's go/no-go decision.\nDuration\n15 November 2026 - 31 May 2027\nDeliverables\n1. Deliver one documented AI architecture and model comparison, including recommended technical approaches, model selection, evaluation criteria, and implementation considerations as a basis for go/no go process prior to the development process.\n2. Develop and evaluate AI translation capabilities for two committed languages (Indonesian and one agreed additional Southeast Asian language), including an optimised RAG pipeline, source-grounding and citation-validation mechanisms, documented quality evaluations against the Phase 1 baseline, technical feasibility assessment, and a comprehensive technical handover package covering configurations, limitations, infrastructure costs, and recommendations for future development.\n3. Deliver production-ready AI translation and content-generation components, including technical integration support, testing, and resolution of critical AI-related issues.\nTerms of Payment\nDaily rate-based consultant with a maximum of 18 (eighteen) working days per month on average.\nHow to Apply:\nPlease submit a resume with a cover letter by 10 November 2026. You must apply through the WRI Careers portal to be considered. We may close for applications sooner if we receive a high volume of applications from qualified candidates.\nMust have authorization to work in Indonesia to be eligible for this position.\nFinal candidates might be required to take a certain test and/or to produce/share writing samples when needed.\nThis is a locally engaged position, Indonesian nationals are encouraged to apply.\nWhat we offer:\nConsultant rate that is commensurate with experience and skill.\nTravel insurance for both domestic and international for any travel duty as assigned by WRI Indonesia\nAccess to the WRI global network with the opportunity to exchange with and learn from passionate colleagues working at the cutting edge of their fields.\nA workplace that strives to put diversity and inclusion at the heart of our work\nThe opportunity to join and get involved in different working groups and affinity groups to shape the future of WRI\nCommitment to hybrid working model with flexible working hours\nAbout Us:\nWorld Resources Institute works to improve people’s lives, protect and restore nature and stabilize the cl...","description_format":"text","description_chars":13087,"description_truncated":true,"requirements":{"experience_years_min":5,"management_years_min":null,"team_size_min":null,"manages_managers":false,"education":{"level":"bachelor","optional":false},"security_clearance":false,"languages":[{"language":"Indonesian","level":"All levels","optional":false},{"language":"English","level":"All levels","optional":false}]},"benefits":["Equity","Flexible schedule","Hybrid work"],"hiring_locations":[{"name":"Indonesia","iso":"ID","kind":"country"}],"hiring_excludes":[],"relocation_offered":false,"industries":["Energy & Utilities","Water Resources","Supply Chain","Research Institutes"],"lifecycle":[{"event":"open","at":"2026-10-30T08:10:15Z"}],"visa":[],"liveness":{"score":86,"band":"hot","label":"Hiring now","p_open":1,"p_active":0.86,"p_room":1,"age_days":7,"expected_fill_days":30,"reasons":["conf:0","win:early"],"computed_at":"2026-11-04T06:34:25Z"},"pay":null,"html_url":"https://alion.io/job/wri-senior-ai-engineer","json_url":"https://alion.io/job/wri-senior-ai-engineer.json","meta":{"generated_at":"2026-11-04T18:30:04Z","cache_seconds":300,"methodology":"https://alion.io/methodology","terms":"https://alion.io/terms","contact":"https://alion.io/contact","api":"https://alion.io/developers","about":"Alion is a live layer of people, companies and AI agents: who they are, whether they are real and active right now, what they do and how to work with them, readable by people and by agents and paid per call.","catalog":"https://alion.io/catalog.json","usage":{"tier":"crawler_verified","counted_by":"address","units_charged":1,"used_today":28464,"day_limit":null,"remaining_today":null,"minute_limit":300,"resets_at":"2026-11-05T00:00:00Z"}},"offers":[{"id":"company.slices","title":"One company in depth, by slice","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002,"plus_per_slice":{"credits":0.05,"usd":0.005}},"unit":"per company, plus each slice with data","note":"the employer in depth","call":{"mcp_tool":"get_company","arguments":{"id":1043464},"rest":"https://alion.io/mcp/rest/get_company?id=1043464"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.slices&for=job%2Fwri-senior-ai-engineer"},{"id":"market.stats","title":"A market slice: pay, demand and time to fill","status":"live","price":{"credits":1,"usd":0.1},"unit":"per slice","note":"pay, demand and time to fill for this role and place","call":{"mcp_tool":"market_stats"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=market.stats&for=job%2Fwri-senior-ai-engineer"},{"id":"job.search","title":"Open jobs by role, technology, place, pay and visa","status":"live","price":{"credits":0.02,"usd":0.002},"unit":"per posting in a list","note":"similar open postings","call":{"mcp_tool":"search_jobs"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=job.search&for=job%2Fwri-senior-ai-engineer"},{"id":"company.verify","title":"Is this company real and active right now","status":"pilot","price":null,"unit":"per company","request":{"url":"https://alion.io/catalog/request","method":"POST","body":"{\"offer\": \"company.verify\", \"for\": \"job/wri-senior-ai-engineer\", \"note\": \"what you need it for\"}"},"human":"https://alion.io/catalog?offer=company.verify&for=job%2Fwri-senior-ai-engineer"}],"agent":{"mcp":"https://alion.io/mcp/jobs","mcp_open":"https://alion.io/mcp/open","next":[{"tool":"get_job","arguments":{"id":3511191}},{"tool":"search_jobs","arguments":{"company":"wri.org","detail":"compact"}},{"tool":"match_people","arguments":{"job_id":3511191},"note":"people open to offers who fit this vacancy"}],"note":"The same data through MCP tools: https://alion.io/mcp/open needs no sign-in (compact searches, postings, people); https://alion.io/mcp with an Alion account has everything. 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